Pairings at Science World Explores The Science Behind Food And Wine Matchmaking While Supporting Underserved Children On June 13, enjoy gourmet bites from renowned chefs and restaurants paired with a selection of fine wines from Oliver’s Golden Mile Bench Science World is partnering up with La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an association of Gastronomy, and select wineries…
Category: Events
What’s Good This Week May 22 Edition
What’s Going On In Vancouver This Week It’s been a busy week for me here as I’ve joined a very cool company, Satel Creative, a Vancouver ecommerce agency, and right off the bat there’s an event this weekend, and I hope to see some of you there. Craft Beer Week starts this week and there’s…
What’s Good This Week – May 15 Edition
What To Do In And Around Vancouver This Week I’m not exactly fond of this heat, so I’l be spending as much time as possible in an air conditioned environment, but there’s a few reasons I will be making a journey out around Vancouver and here’s a few of them. Gastown Chicken Fight Returns for…
BC Tastes Better – Eat Locally
British Columbia’s Local dining promotion Launches If you’re following me on Instagram, or any of my social feeds you’ll see there’s a whole lotta local going on lately. Last week we dined out in the greenhouse in Langley as part of BC Greenhouse Veggie Days, and yesterday we visited Milner Cheese, Maan Farms, Fraser Valley…
What’s Good This Week May 10 Edition
Events and Happenings In And Around Vancouver This Week Looks like sunshine is on its way this weekend and we’re getting up to 24 degrees by Sunday. We’ve already let you know about the Spot Prawn Festival here, and the BC Buy Local initiative here, but we wanted to mention some great ways to learn some…
Annual Spot Prawn Festival returns to Fishermen’s Wharf
On Saturday May 12, 2018, join the Chefs’ Table Society of British Columbia for a celebration of iconic, local delicacy at the 12th Annual Spot Prawn Festival. Available online: Get your 2018 Spot Prawn Festival tickets. This year, there are three ways to enjoy the Spot Prawn Festival: FREE – access to the docks, view cooking…
Mealshare Tonight For Tomorrow May 9th
Mealshare Works Towards a Brighter Future for Canada with its Annual Fundraiser – Tonight for Tomorrow Non-profit inspires Canadians to take action and raise money by dining out, while UNICEF reports the country is lagging in the fight to end child hunger. Won’t you join me for dinner on May 9th! We’re headed to Fable…
What’s Good This Week April 26th Edition
What’s Up In And Around Vancouver This Week I’m just a week away from a big fundraiser I’ve been working on for Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, plus we are just days away from BC Greenhouse Veggie Days, and both projects are taking up just a wee bit of my time so I’ve had to let…
What’s Good This Week Easter Edition
Where to Hop to For Easter Feasts in Vancouver Daffodils are blooming and spring is in the air, and even though I’m currently freezing and it feels far colder than 6 degrees out today,I’m sure that warmer days will soon come. But while we are waiting for more spring blooms and sunnier days, we can…
Greasy Spoon Diner Vol. 37 Featuring Chef Charlotte Langley
Greasy Spoon Diner at Save on Meats March 19 We’ve attended a couple of these dinners and I psyched to return to this year’s version which features all female chefs. March 19 Chef Charlotte Langley is coming in from the East to cook for us! Dine out for a cause (Better Life Foundation); you won’t…
Event Alert! Vancouver’s Healthy Chef Competition & Gala
Vancouver’s Healthy Chef Competition & Gala Event 03. 21.18 I’ve been to this event many times and it’s a great way to support your local upcoming chefs, as funds go to the BC Chef’s scholarship program, as well as support the cause of promoting more fruit and veggies on our plates! On Wednesday, March 21,…
What’s Good This Week March 12 Edition
What To Do Around Vancouver This Week We’ve been busy traveling and then catching up from traveling, so our posts have been rather infrequent of late. Life and work balance is always a challenge and sometimes I just get exhausted trying to keep up. Hopefully this sunshine will motivate me to get back in the…
Event Alert – March 8 – Minibar Presents Empowering The Future
Vancouver – International Women’s Day 2018 – Empowering the Future With Minibar Networking event, titled “Empowering the Future” brings together women in the hospitality industry, taking inspiration from this year’s International Women’s Day global theme The who’s who of Vancouver’s hospitality scene will gather at Cafe Medina on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day…
A Decadent Chinese New Year At Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver
Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver’s Chinese New Year Menu Whenever I’m running around in the back kitchens at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver, which often happens, strangely enough, I am always intrigued by the authentic Chinese kitchen, that many do not know the extent of. This is how the hotel caters their banquettes in true Chinese…
Market By Jean-George Presents Takashi Murakami Tasting Menu
Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg Inspires Dinner Currently at the Vancouver Art Gallery is the first major retrospective of Takashi Murakami’s work ever exhibited in Canada, and Market By Jean-George has a tasting menu inspired by his art to celebrate this epic display; it of course includes octopus, and how could it…
Talking Stick Festival February 14-24, 2018
2018’s Talking Stick Festival – Scháyilhen (S-ch-eye-yay-lh-un) “Salmon Going Up River” Proudly located on the traditional, un-ceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, Full Circle: First Nations Performance presents the 17th annual Talking Stick Festival on February 14-24, 2018 at various venues in Vancouver. Drawing meaning from the salmon’s journey to their spawning grounds, 2018’s Talking Stick Festival is aptly named Scháyilhen (S-ch-eye-yay-lh-un), which…
Pizza And Chocolate? It’s A Thing At Rocky Mountain Flatbread
Valentine’s Day Bliss at Rocky Mountain Flatbread The folks at Rocky Mountain Flatbread have paired up with their neighbours at Koko Monk Chocolates to deliver a delicious Valentine’s Day menu where each course paired with a handmade local raw chocolate. The three-course menu is offered for $30 per person and we were lucky enough to get…
What’s Good This Week – January 24th Edition
What To Do In Vancouver This Week We’re in the midst of Dine Out Vancouver (we had some pics last week here), the arts scene is buzzing, and there’s much focus on getting healthy, spending their time at the gym, focusing on self-care and rejuvenation. Where’s your focus this year? Have you found one yet?…
Robbie Burns Day In Vancouver
Scotch Whisky, Ales, Haggis and Bagpipes! What’s Up In Vancouver This Robbie Burns Day Robbie Burns is Scotland’s most famous poet, and one of the more humorous ones. You probably know his most famous works, Auld Lang Syne, and each year the year of his birth is celebrated worldwide. As for me, I don’t need any…
Beer And Tacos With Tacofino Hastings & Red Truck Beer
Tacofino Launches Beer Dinner Series Starting With Red Truck Beer What goes better than tacos and beer? It’s a match that can’t be denied, but what’s in that taco matters when it comes to food and beer pairing, so lucky for us the powers that know have joined together to offer a variety of tacos…
